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Five killed in renewed tensions in south-eastern Iran
Jun 1, 2009, 18:32 GMT
Tehran - Five people were killed Monday in renewed tensions in Iran's south-eastern Sistan-Beluchistan province, the website of the Press TV network reported.
The five - employees of the Mehr credit institute in the provincial capital Zahedan - died in an arson attack on the building, the report said.
The attack came five days after a terrorist attack on a Shiite mosque killed 25 people and wounded 125 others.
The Pakistan-based radical Sunni group Jundullah (Allah's Brigade) claimed responsibility for the mosque bombing.
Bordering Afghanistan and Pakistan, Sistan-Baluchestan is not only a major transit route for narcotics but also has been hit by a string of attacks and kidnappings blamed on Jundullah.
It was however unclear whether the attack on the Mehr credit institute was carried out by Jundullah.
Iranian police said earlier Monday that several 'rogue elements' involved in recent unrest in the province were arrested but gave no further information.
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